Thursday, July 19, 2007

These images come from a Croatian genealogical book in latin published by Aleksandar Patačić (Patachich) in 1740 called 'Status familiae Patachich sive notitia illius universalis honorifica aeque ac utilis ex archivis et documentis authenticis desumpta'. The book is online in a nifty flash display site at the National Library of Croatia in Zagreb (click on the picture to launch the book). All the above images are spliced from screencaps -- the garden design detail is an example at the highest resolution -- click for englarged versions.

Aleksandar Patačić (1697–1747) was a jurist and the book tells the history of his family and presents watercolour pictures of the many castles and estates owned by family members at the time of the book's publication (*I think*). I've posted probably one half of all the residences and there are also a number of armorial plates in traditional styles.